Table 2.

Concentrations of TG and FA components in maternal blood (n = 318)

Parameters	Mean ± SD
TG (mg/dl)	94.1 ± 53.7
FA components (μg/ml)
Palmitic acid	2052.4 ± 853.4 (42.8)b
Stearic acid	569.1 ± 206.3 (12.4)b
Palmitoleic acid	122.9 ± 75.8 (2.5)b
Oleic acid	1215.5 ± 562.7 (25.0)b
LA	735.6 ± 426.6 (14.8)b
AA	71.4 ± 42.6 (1.5)b
ALA	11.0 ± 8.5 (0.2)b
EPA	10.0 ± 8.4 (0.2)b
DHA	30.2 ± 21.8 (0.6)b
Total FAs (μg/ml)a	4818.2 ± 1982.0

AA arachidonic acid, ALA α-linolenic acid, DHA docosahexaenoic acid, EPA eicosapentaenoic acid, FA fatty acid, LA linoleic acid, SD standard deviation, TG triglycerides

^aTotal FAs correspond to the sum of all FA measured

^bValues in parentheses denote the percentage of each FA in total FAs